Virgin space program continues despite the crash of his ship SpaceShipTwo, which resulted in the death of a pilot in the California desert.
Employees of the company Virgin Galactic is currently building a second identical vessel at first. It would be over 65%, and almost ready for test flights.
"The team is working hard on the serial number two. They all want to understand what happened and move forward, "says George Whitesides, the head of Virgin Galactic.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation on transportation accidents seeks the causes of the accident. According to preliminary results, the beam is rotating tail section that would have been activated prematurely, without anyone knowing who attributed the error.
"I think our collaboration with investigators is so far positive and I hope we will make progress in the coming days," adds George Whitesides.
Despite the criticism suffered by many aviation experts following the crash, Richard Branson, the Virgin boss, remains determined to move forward and to continue his dream of space tourism.
No comments:
Post a Comment